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{{Infobox mine
| name = Wardha Valley Coalfield
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| pushpin_map = India Maharashtra
| pushpin_label = Wardha Valley Coalfield
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Maharashtra
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| state/province = [[Maharashtra]]
| country = [[India]]
| owner = [[Western Coalfields Limited]]
| official website = http://westerncoal.gov.in/
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'''Wardha Valley Coalfield''' is located mainly in [[Chandrapur district]] in the [[Vidarbha]] region of the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Maharashtra]].

==The coalfield==
Wardha Valley Coalfied covers an area of about 4,130 km<sup>2</sup> in the valley of the [[Wardha River|Wardha]], a river in the [[Godavari River|Godavari basin]]. It extends in a North West – South East direction for about 115 km.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.geologydata.info/coal_03.htm|title = Geological and Geographical Distribution of Coalfields in India| publisher = geologydata.info |access-date = 2012-05-01 }}</ref> Wardha Valley Coalfield is spread across Bhandar, new majri, Rajur-wani, Chandrapur, Balalarpur and Wamanpalli.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.geologydata.info/coal_02.htm |title = Occurrence of Coal in India| publisher = geologydata.info |access-date = 2012-05-01 }}</ref>

===Challenges===
Wardha Valley Coalfield mines coal in a large measure by open cast mining. However, the availability of coal comparatively near to the surface is fast depleting. As a result, either the open cast mines have to be deepened or the costlier underground mining process resorted to.<ref>Prof. Ajoy K Ghose and Prof. B.B.Dhar, Mining Challenges of the 21st Century, Institution of Engineers, pp. 501-503, A.P.H. Publishing Corporation, 5 Ansari Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi – 110002. {{ISBN|81-7648-158-0}}.</ref>

==Reserves==
Coal-bearing areas in India are divided into two groups – Gondwana measures and tertiary measures. Gondwana coals occur in valleys of rivers such as [[Damodar River|Damodar]], [[Mahanadi River|Mahanadi]], [[Godavari River|Godavari]] and [[Wardha River|Wardha]]. Tertiary coals are found in Assam and the lignite occurring areas.<ref>’’Coal Industry of India’’ by A.R.Prasad, Asish Publishing House, 8/81 Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi – 110026, 1986, p. 64, {{ISBN|81-7024-055-7}}</ref>

According to the [[Geological Survey of India]], Wardha Valley Coalfield has total reserves of 5,343.60 million tonnes of non-coking coal, up to a depth of 1,200 m, out of which 2,783.51 million tonnes are proved reserves and the rest being indicated or inferred. Bulk of the coal lies up to a depth of 300 m.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.portal.gsi.gov.in/gsiDoc/pub/IndiaCoalResources2004.pdf |title = Coal Resources of India (As on 1.1.2004)| publisher = Coal Wing, Geological Survey of India, Kolkata |access-date = 2012-05-01 }}</ref>

==References==
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{{Coalfields}}
{{Godavari basin}}

[[Category:Coalfields of India]]
[[Category:Energy in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Chandrapur district]]
[[Category:Mining in Maharashtra]]

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